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Yeah I hate lying too but knowing the people I know they are gonna ask for details. And I really don't want to say anything. So I just want to steer them away from it. 😒 when the closest people to you disapprove it's kinda hard relying on them for support.

Thank you so much for sharing your feelings. I am pre op and posts like yours and their supportive replies feel so helpful to give me a realistic insight to how things might (might not but…) go a little pear shaped after surgery. Having said that, I am sending you all my aroha ❤️, as we say over here. Noho kaha, Kia kaha, stay strong, be strong.

I like that! "Not as good as capsules, but better than nothing"

I agree with the people above - there's really not that much difference. Post-op diets are the same. As far as vitamin regimens go, some clinics have the two groups of patients on the exact same vitamin regimen (and some clinics have the sleeve patients on fewer vitamins - but still, everyone is on vitamins). Recovery time is about the same. I also went with bypass because of reflux. I've been very happy with my bypass and would choose it again if I had to make the decision today (had mine almost seven years ago)

Oh yes that does sound yummy 😋

Yeah, honestly many people are less observant than we give them credit for 😂. I told a few very select people after surgery, a few months out. Every one of them was shocked, and believed I’d just been losing weight because they saw me exercising a lot and being mindful of what I ate. Like…yeah, that’s me doing my part to make the surgery successful. At this point I’m at a stable goal weight and lost a bit more than 175 lbs over the past few years. I’m still glad I limited who I told.

Scheduled for surgery Yay [emoji119] [emoji120] Feeling anxious and a little scared. Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

From the website Clarity Surgical: Your mood is influenced by a wide array of factors. One of these factors is serotonin, a neurotransmitter produced by the brain. Because of the surgery, your diet becomes much more restrictive. This restrictive diet reduces the amount of carbohydrates you can take in, which causes serotonin levels to go down. Decreased serotonin can cause depressive symptoms. You may also deal with mood swings as a result of your low-carb diet. It’s important to note that if you’ve had a history of depression, you are at increased risk for post-bariatric depressive symptoms.

Dunno. I have no idea how reliable body fat scales are when lots of loose skin is present. They're not really reliable in general so I don't trust mine when it comes to absolute numbers. It puts me at 22% bf. My latest routine ultrasound showed "almost no visceral fat" according to the surgeon who did the ultrasound so visceral fat seems to be of no concern. I'm not curious enough to expose myself to extra radiation, so no DEXA for me just to satisfy curiosity. In general I guess one has to find a middle ground between "desired body fat", "healthy body fat" and "what's possible without having to sacrifice too much".

thats scary!!!im so glad that you went with your intuition and canceled your surgery..no matter where you get surgery , wether it is in the u.s. or abroad it is always wise to be careful who your surgeon is..it can be the difference in life or death. i'm not considering surgery in mexico but i appreciate your story. have you looked into other surgeons..people seem to like dr. alverez in mexico and he has alot of informational videos on you tube and patients for that matter..good luck